The culinarians : lives and careers from the first age of American fine dining /
Shields, David S., 1951-
The culinarians : lives and careers from the first age of American fine dining / David S. Shields. - xi, 564 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
"A biographical reference book about two hundred of the most influential cooks and restaurateurs from 1790 to 1919"--Publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction -- The first era, 1790 to 1835: the restaurant, the coffeehouse, and the oyster cellar -- The second era, 1835 to 1865: the great hotel, the saloon, and the black caterer -- The third era, 1865 to 1885: the French hegemony and the nationalist reaction -- The gilded age, 1885 to 1919: fame and the master chef.
9780226406893 (cloth : alk. paper)
2017028446
Cooks--United States--Biography.
Restaurateurs--United States--Biography.
Cooking--History.--United States
Restaurants--History.--United States
TX649.A1 / S54 2017
641.5092
The culinarians : lives and careers from the first age of American fine dining / David S. Shields. - xi, 564 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 27 cm
"A biographical reference book about two hundred of the most influential cooks and restaurateurs from 1790 to 1919"--Publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Introduction -- The first era, 1790 to 1835: the restaurant, the coffeehouse, and the oyster cellar -- The second era, 1835 to 1865: the great hotel, the saloon, and the black caterer -- The third era, 1865 to 1885: the French hegemony and the nationalist reaction -- The gilded age, 1885 to 1919: fame and the master chef.
9780226406893 (cloth : alk. paper)
2017028446
Cooks--United States--Biography.
Restaurateurs--United States--Biography.
Cooking--History.--United States
Restaurants--History.--United States
TX649.A1 / S54 2017
641.5092